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Hi Stuart,

I agree with Noell; Pelican's are the way to go.  As seen on CL 20Nov25 this morning there is a Sextant FS:

"Tugboat Captain selling a pristine condition Cassens & Plath Horizon Ultra Sextant. Purchased in 2019..." <seach on this text string; near Newport RI

This C&P Sextant comes with the standard wooden case as well as a Pelican case (Pelican Air Model 1525); this looks like a highend user application.  You stated:

>I always found my sextant wooden cases to be somewhat fragile and have started moving my sextant collections to Pelican and Nanuk waterproof hardcases.

I own four (4) metal Marine Sextants stored in their original wooden cases but if Santa gifts me the Hinckley B40 Yawl I am eyeballing I would get a "universal" Pelican case that would fit which ever sextant I chose to bring on my round the world voyage.  Until then they remain in their wooden cases as I also have experience with foam disintegrating over time.  In other words long term storage = wood; short term storage = pelican; BTW I own three (3) long Pelican cases ie one 1700 and two 1720's for another application.

HTH

With best wishes.
Yours sincerely,
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Ian Gifford 42° 38' N, 71° 24' W

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